New Purchase Hen and Chicks Silverine

Name:   Hen and Chicks Silverine
Variety:  Sempervivum Silverine
Type: Succulent
Height: 4"
Sun: Full Sun to shade
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  Behind the potentilla on s side waterfall
Care:  bloomboost weekly in summer. 

We purchase this a Banotai.  It was in a nice pot. 

New Purchase Strawberry

We purchased 5 strawberry plants at Lowes.  Doesn't have the variety, but only that it blooms all summer.  I will plant them south side upper box. 

Variety:  Fragaria x ananassa hybrids, but some are of the species Fragaria vesca.
Type:  Perennial
Sun:  Full
Flowers:  White
Bloom time:  ?  I'll find this out.   
Care:  Check weekly to trim back runners

Yew

Name:   Yew
Variety Taxus bacatta
Type: evergreen shrug
Height: 10-15'
Sun: Full Sun to shade
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  north east side of house
Care:  fertilize stakes in spring

There were three landscape items given us when they installed the grass--these yews, a pine tree that died and a deciduous tree for the parking strip.  The last two died but they did replace the tree.  We had to replace the pine tree ourselves.   They are really rangy, but do provide some plants on the north side of the house where we never go.

Juniper Blue Star

Name:   Juniper Blue Star
Variety Juniperus squamata blue star
Type: evergreen shrub
Height: 2'
Sun: Full Sun to shade
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  nw under bedroom window
Care:  fertilize stakes in spring

This was one of the first things we purchase for the back yard.  I have no record where

Lamb's Ear

Name:   Lamb's Ear
Variety stachys helen von stein
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 8"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted on the n side of the perennial garden
Care:  fertilize weekly in summer.   Have to keep this under control.

We purchased in Oct 17 from bluestone.com.

Sedum Tiny Urchin

Name:   Sedum
Variety Sedum Tiny Urchin
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  Planted on the south side of the potentilla
Care:  Keep the weeds out of them.   These run away and need to be thinned.

We purchased these with 6 other small hens and chicks but this is the only thing that survived.

Veronica Tidal Pool

Name:   Veronica
Variety veronica tidal pool
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: spring
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted nw corner of perennial garden
Care: fertilize weekly in summer


This was purchased in 2017 at bluestone.com.  It is doing really well although struggled the past two years.

Hen and Chicks Succulents Ruby Hearts

Name:   Hens and Chicks Ruby Hearts
Variety Sempervivum Ruby Hearts
Type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  none
Bloom Time: none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  Planted on the south side of the potentilla
Care:  Keep the weeds out of them

We purchased these are Meijers a couple of years ago.  I purchase other varieties, but they all died out.  These seem to be doing well.

Hilmond Pillar Barberry

Name:  Hilmond Pillar Barberry
Variety:  Berberis Thumbergii Helmond Pillar
Type: Shrub
Height: 3 ft x 1-2 ft
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  front yard in front on arborviate on either side of perennials
care:  fertilize yearly with stakes.

Purcahsed at Lowes May 2017

New Purchases Switch Grass and Ajuga

Name:   Switch Grass
Variety:  Shenandoah
Type: perennial grass
Height: 3 ft
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  None
Bloom Time:  none
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted south side at the east end of the garage
care:  fertilize monthly with bloom booster.  cut down to ground in

Purchased at Arbor Farms stock from last year.  It was cropped.



Name:   Ajuga
Variety Black scallop
type: perennial ground cover
Height: 6"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  purple 
Bloom Time:  ?
Fragrance:  none
Location:  in back of waterfall
care:  fertilize weekly with bloom booster.

Purchased on sale at meijers.  It was in good shape.